Environmental Health Specialist

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Bedford County, Virginia, VA

4d•$46,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The agency includes a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts. The position is with Central Virginia Health District’s Environmental Health Services and is based in the Bedford County office. It will focus primarily on the onsite sewage and private well program, with additional duties in rabies prevention, campgrounds, and marinas. Occasional travel to other offices within the district may be required. The selected candidate must complete agency-provided training and obtain licensure from the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation as a Master Onsite Soil Evaluator within 30 months of hire. A valid State Driver's License is required to operate a state vehicle or use a personal vehicle for agency business.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of biology, epidemiology, chemistry, mathematics, and statistics.
Ability to interpret complex federal, state, and local environmental health policies, regulations, and laws.
Oral and written communication skills and ability to deal with the public and resolve conflict in a regulatory setting.
Experience preparing thorough documentation and reports of regulatory activities.
Skill as an educator or trainer of environmental health principles.
Ability to interpret and enforce laws and regulations governing environmental health programs.
Ability to analyze information and make recommendations; receive, understand, and perform tasks as instructed by a supervisor; and perform physically demanding tasks.
To qualify as Environmental Health Specialist Senior, must be a DPOR-licensed master alternative onsite soil evaluator or master conventional onsite soil evaluator, or be VDH standardized in food or a National Shellfish Sanitation Program State Standardized Inspector.
Valid State Driver's License required to operate a state vehicle or operate a personal vehicle while conducting agency business.
Must complete agency-provided training and obtain DPOR licensure as a Master Onsite Soil Evaluator within 30 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience in environmental health, such as experience gained as an Environmental Health Associate.

Responsibilities

Perform work primarily in the onsite sewage and private well program.
Carry out additional duties in rabies prevention, campgrounds, and marinas.
Interpret and enforce laws and regulations governing environmental health programs.
Prepare thorough documentation and reports of regulatory activities.
Communicate with the public and resolve conflict in a regulatory setting.
Educate or train others on environmental health principles.
Analyze information and make recommendations.
Complete required training and obtain Master Onsite Soil Evaluator licensure within 30 months of hire.
Travel occasionally to other offices within the district as required.